U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Mobile, next week will host his first series of town hall meetings since taking office in January.

Byrne, who won a special election to Congress in December, will return to the 1st Congressional District after having voted against a bill to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the measure Tuesday with mostly Democratic votes.

“I want to hear directly from my friends and neighbors on what I can do to be a better representative of our community’s voice,” he said in a prepared statement. “I said I would work hard every day to connect with my constituents and learn the issues to be able to hit the ground running, and we are continuing to make good on that pledge.”